
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
7/17/1975
Place of Birth
Palencia, Palencia, Castilla y León, Spain
Also Known As
엘레나 아나야エレナ・アナヤエレナ・アナヤ・グティエレス
Elena Anaya
Biography
Elena Anaya (born July 17, 1975) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995. Anaya was born in Palencia, Spain on July 17, 1975. She is the youngest of 5 children. She first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucía) and also appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella (Talk to Her). Her best-known Hollywood film role was as a vampire in 2004's Van Helsing, playing Dracula's bride, Aleera. She is also featured in Justin Timberlake's music video for his 2006 single, SexyBack. In 2004, she was named as one of Eu...
Known For

Wonder Woman
as Dr. Maru

Van Helsing
as Aleera

The Skin I Live In
as Vera Cruz / Gal

What Makes Women Laugh?
as Catalina Bayarri

Savage Grace
as Blanca

Family
as Luna

Fatum
as Costa

The Summit
as Claudia Klein

Hierro
as Maria

Rancour
as Esther

Fragile
as Helen Perez

Cairo Time
as Kathryn

The Infiltrator
as Gloria Alcaino

The Chalk Line
as Paula

Sex and Lucía
as Belén

Zip & Zap and the Captain's Island
as Señorita Pam

Room in Rome
as Alba

Captain Alatriste: The Spanish Musketeer
as Angélica de Alquézar

Cómo conseguir un papel en Hollywood
as Self

Mesrine: Killer Instinct
as Sofia